After months of talk about Barcelona's new sponsorship deal, with Nike being the signing to improve their financial situation, it seems that president Joan Laporta still has a long way to go before getting the club back on track financially finds path. The economic deals he made in 2021 continue to haunt the club.
The Blaugrana are currently trying to find the money to sign Dani Olmo before January or risk not being able to play him for the rest of the season. Yet Relevo indicates that more problems lie ahead for Barcelona. Despite reporting a loss of 91 million euros this season, of which 100 million euros is due to the non-payment of 150 million euros of their 200 million euros sale for 49% of Barca Vision, there are further losses on arrival if they cannot find further investors.
They say there should be €100 million more in the accounts this season as a result of the deal, but with no sign of investors willing to pay up, it seems unlikely that will happen. The double whammy is that Barcelona valued the entirety of Barca Vision at 408 million euros, 51% of which is still in their control, but if they can't find anyone to pay the 150 million euros for the rest of the 49% that this season has been sold, then the value of the 51% they own will also shrink to its 'real' value, causing significant losses that could be in the region of €200 million.
Laporta has preached calm on player registrations, claiming there will be no problems registering Olmo, but that contradicts all the information coming out of the Catalan capital. Likewise, he portrayed their financial results positively at the club's general meeting, noting that without Barca Vision's losses, they would have turned a profit. However, three years later, economic levers continue to hamper them, initially allowing the club to invest in Jules Konde, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
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